TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Alabama beat reporters address reports from the Associated Press that the agent for coach Nick Saban told Texas officials in January that Texas was the only school for which he would consider leaving Alabama, and his success with the Crimson Tide had put him under "special pressure."

* Agent Jimmy Sexton made the comments during a 45-minute call in January.

* "Sexton confirmed that UT is the only job Nick would possibly consider leaving Alabama for, and that his success there created special pressure for him," Regent Tom Hicks wrote.

* Two days after the call, Hicks approached Texas coach Mack Brown about the possibility of retiring. Brown, who is under contract until 2020, said he wanted to stay. ...Brown, who will be paid $5.4 million this year, won the 2005 national title and lost to Saban's Alabama team in the 2010 championship game. The Longhorns are 28-18 since that defeat.

* Saban has said he didn't know anything about the meeting. He has maintained publicly he is content at Alabama, as he did recently when Texas reports came to light in September.